Contentment

In His Name Devotionals
CONTENTMENT

“...be content with such things as ye have...” (Hebrews 13:5)

If you are not content with what you have then you will never be content with what you might want.

It was Haman who had riches and honor beyond our ability to measure, but he could not be content with Mordecai sitting at the king’s gate. Then there was king Ahab, who wanted Naboth’s vineyard but when it seemed beyond his reach he made himself sick. Or who can forget that Adam and Eve with a whole new world to themselves were not satisfied because they wanted a little more indulgence, a little more knowledge. There is no end in discontent.

With all his wealth and knowledge, Solomon repeatedly said, “all is vanity and vexation of spirit.” Those that have achieved wealth and recognition find themselves no nearer the longed for contentment.

It is for that reason that the Bible says, “Seek the things which are above” (Colossians 3:1). This is the source of contentment. Jesus said, “He that cometh unto me shall never hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst” (John 6:35).

Paul wrote, “I have learned in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content” (Philippians 4:11). Contentment is a kind of self sufficiency—desiring no more than the bounty God has provided. God’s grace was sufficient for him, for after all he was a stranger and a pilgrim on this earth, moving rapidly toward a more permanent abode. To the Christian this is contentment. Are you content?